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Arakhamia voiced the Servant of the People faction’s position regarding the candidacies of Khmara and Sybyha
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Davyid Arakhamia said the faction supports the candidates proposed by the president for the positions of head of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The parliamentary faction Servant of the People will support the candidacies of Yevhen Khmara for minister of defense and Andrii Sybyha for minister of foreign affairs. This was reported by Glavcom, citing faction head Davyid Arakhamia.
Before the upcoming vote the faction held a meeting with Khmara and Sybyha. Arakhamia reminded that nominating candidates for the posts of minister of defense and minister of foreign affairs falls within the exclusive competence of the president of Ukraine. "The faction supports Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the candidates he proposed," Arakhamia said.
The faction head called Sybyha an experienced diplomat and a "powerful member of the team." According to him, the candidate does not need additional recommendations and should continue the work he has been doing for a long time.
Separately, Arakhamia spoke about the priorities Khmara outlined during the meeting. These include continuing to seize the strategic initiative, taking the war onto the enemy’s territory, preserving human capital, and developing technologies and the defense-industrial complex.
The candidate for minister of defense also advocated preserving positive developments and specialists who have proven themselves well in the Ministry of Defense.
Arakhamia called Khmara a combat officer who has repeatedly risked his life for Ukraine and, in his assessment, has proven himself well in military service and while performing the duties of minister of defense. "The faction shares his views and will support his candidacy in the chamber," Arakhamia concluded.
It should be noted that the Rada’s Committee on Defense Affairs unanimously supported Yevhen Khmara’s candidacy for minister of defense. As MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported, all 15 committee members voted in favor.
Recall that the day before, deputies from parliamentary factions and groups began meetings with Yevhen Khmara and Andrii Sybyha. Communication with the candidates for the posts of heads of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lasted more than five hours and continued on the morning of 19 August. During the meetings they discussed the tasks and challenges facing Ukraine, as well as the candidates’ visions regarding the key priorities of the work.
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